The U.S. Department of State released a damning report about the United States' controversial evacuation operation in Afghanistan, where troops withdrew from Kabul in August 2021.
‘Outnumbered’ co-hosts react to the Biden White House blaming the Trump administration for the Afghanistan disaster.chaotic withdrawal from AfghanistanThe State Department conducted more than 150 interviews over a 90-day period to compile the report, which was publicized Friday. Notably, 13 American service membersThe report found thathad"insufficient senior-level consideration" of what could go wrong during a withdrawal.
In this Aug. 21, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Marines, U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an evacuation control checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. "Naming a 7th floor principal to oversee all elements of the crisis response would have improved coordination across different lines of effort," the findings added.President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken look on as a carry team moves a transfer case with the remain of Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Ind., during a casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Sunday, Aug.
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